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David
Smith
Lamb
August 6, 1891

–

July 21, 1944

Born:

New Lexington

, 

Ohio

Home:

Rocky River

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

Rocky River

, 

Ohio

Cemetery:

Lakewood Park Cemetery

David Lamb graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1913, and was ordained a Methodist minister. He was serving as pastor of South Euclid Methodist Church in Cuyahoga, Ohio, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a corporal in 1917, and by November 1917 was promoted to Sergeant. He was sent to France with the American Expeditionary Force, serving with the machine-gun company of the 9th Infantry Division. In May 1918 he accepted a commission as a U.S. Army Chaplain, and was assigned to the 7th Machine-Gun Battalion, earning a Silver Star two months later.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps)

    Batallion:

    7th Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps) David Smith Lamb, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with the 7th Machine Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the Meuse-Argonne, north of Montfaucon, France, Chaplain Lamb had charge of the burial detail for the Division, and carried on work during heavy bombardments. In spite of the artillery fire and the unpleasantness of the task he held his detail together and completed the work.